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Food high in fat or sugar (Christmas cake, mince pies)
requires less heating time and should be watched,
over-heating can lead to fire.
Good quality ingredients should be used for
microwaving. Economical cuts of meat are
recommended for casseroles. 

Food with skin (such as potatoes, apples, fish,
chicken), or with membrane (such as the white and
yolk of eggs), must be pierced in several places. If not,
steam will build up and may cause food to explode.  
Note: Eggs in their shells and whole hard boiled
eggs should not be heated in microwave ovens since
they may explode even after microwave heating has
ended. Canned potatoes should not be heated in the
microwave oven as they may burst.

Place thickest parts of food on the outside of the dish,
for example, the meaty ends of chicken drumsticks
should be placed on the outside of the dish.

Fish, vegetables and certain other foods benefit from
being covered during microwave cookery, follow
recommendations where given and use vented
microwave cling film or a suitable lid.   

Food size and shape affect the amount of cooking time
required. When cooking more than one portion of the
same food ensure they are of a similar size and shape.

Food density and quantity affect the amount of
cooking time needed, for example, potatoes require
more cooking than peas; four potatoes will take
longer to cook than two.

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Place in a flan dish, turn over at least 4-5 times
during defrosting, shield any warm areas with small,
flat  pieces of foil.  After defrosting, wrap in foil and
allow meat to stand for 45-60 minutes, until
thoroughly defrosted.

Place in a flan dish, turn over at least 3-4 times
during defrosting, shield any warm areas with small,
pieces of foil.  After defrosting, wrap in foil and allow
poultry to stand for 45-60 minutes, until thoroughly
defrosted.
NOTE: Do not defrost poultry with giblets. 

Place in a flan dish, separate during defrosting and
turn over at least 2-3 times. Shield if necessary.

Place in a flan dish, turn over at least 3-4 times
during defrosting, remove defrosted parts each time.

Place in a flan dish, separate during defrosting and
turn over at least twice. Shield if necessary

Remove packaging, including any foil and place in a
suitable dish.       

NOTES:
• To defrost food, use either 30P (MEDIUM LOW) or

10P (LOW) microwave power.

• Shield warm areas with small pieces of foil if

necessary.

• It is important to turn food over, separate (where

appropriate) and rearrange to ensure even
defrosting,

• Standing time is necessary to ensure thorough

defrosting.

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Remove any poultry or meat portions, reheat
these separately, see below. Place smaller items
of food to the centre of the plate, larger and thicker
foods to the edge. Cover with vented microwave cling
film and reheat on 50P (MEDIUM), stir/rearrange
halfway through reheating. Ensure thoroughly reheated
before serving.

Cover with vented microwave clingfilm or suitable lid,
reheat on  50P (MEDIUM). Stir frequently to ensure
even reheating.

Place thickest parts of the portions on the outside of
the dish, cover with microwave cling film and reheat
on 70P (MEDIUM HIGH). Turn over halfway through.
NOTE: Ensure poultry is thoroughly reheated, before serving.

Cover with vented microwave cling film and reheat on
50P (MEDIUM). Rearrange at least once to ensure
even reheating. NOTE: Ensure meat is thoroughly
reheated before serving. 

Place pies on a plastic rack or in a flan dish. Reheat
meat pies on 70P (MEDIUM HIGH) and fruit pies on
50P (MEDIUM). 

Cover with vented microwave cling film or suitable lid
and reheat on 50P (MEDIUM). Stir at least once
during reheating.

Plated meals

Casseroles

Poultry portions

Sliced meat

Pies

Vegetables

Fire: If food overheats, starts to smoke or burn: Keep oven door closed; Turn oven off; Switch off the
power at the socket and disconnect the plug from the socket. Failure to follow this procedure may
result in fire and oven damage. 
Oil & Fat: Never heat oil or fat for deep frying as this may lead to overheating and fire. Stand back
when opening the oven door to allow heat or steam to disperse. When removing covers (such as cling
film), opening roasting bags or popcorn packaging, direct steam away from face and hands. 
Liquids: Take care when microwaving liquids and beverages. To prevent delayed eruptive boiling
of liquid and possible scalding: Stir liquid prior to and during heating/reheating, let liquid stand in
the oven at the end of cooking.
Never heat liquids in narrow necked containers such as baby bottles, as this could result in the
contents erupting from the container and may cause burns.
• Remove food from foil or metal containers before reheating.
• Reheating times will be affected by the shape, depth, quantity and temperature of food together

with the size, shape and material of the container.

• To avoid overheating and fire, special care must be taken when reheating foods with a high sugar

or fat content, for example, Mince pies or Christmas pudding.  Canned potatoes should not be
heated in the microwave oven, follow the manufacturer’s instructions on the can.

Starters ...................................... 36-37
Fish ........................................... 38
Meat .......................................... 39-40
Poultry ....................................... 41-42
Vegetarian ................................. 43-44
Cheese & Eggs ......................... 45
Rice & Pasta ............................. 46
Desserts .................................... 47-48
Cakes & Biscuits ....................... 48-50
Bread & Scones ........................ 50-51
Sauces ...................................... 52
Preserves & Sweets .................. 53

Cooking Hints ............................ 27

Defrosting (Microwave)

(Meat, Poultry, Fish, Fruit, General) ....

Microwave (Cooking)

Meat, Poultry, Fish

............................

Vegetables (Fresh/Frozen), Fruit ........

Rice, Pasta, Eggs ................................

Microwave (Reheating) ..................

Grilling ....................................... 33

Dual Grill

(Microwave & Grill) ..............................

This Cookbook contains a wide variety of recipes

developed specifically for your

microwave oven. These will give

you successful results and

will save time and electricity.

The recipes demonstrate the

capabilities of your oven and

prove that microwave technology

combined with grilling provides

an efficient and effective alternative to conventional cooking.

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